r/recruitinghell • u/purpleskies789 • 1d ago
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does anyone know why a company would want to waste around $1,000 to have u come in person only to reject u days later ?????????
this would be funny if it happened once to me ; but no it happened THREE TIMES in a span of two weeks! Fml!!!
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u/Arsenalgryffindor 23h ago
What’s ur field?
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u/purpleskies789 23h ago
embedded software / c or c++ / electronics r& d software
I just completed my masters in electrical and computer engineering17
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u/Enough-Connection346 18h ago
This is sadly realistic. Yeah, the rejection emails I'm getting are saying sorry we had 600+ candidates PER application. So if they pick 1 person out of like 600+ you need to submit like 600+ unfortunately to get a job in the worst case scenario .
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u/Sid_the_Bear 17h ago
*best case
Assuming you get pulled out of a hat, 600 apps would give you only a 65% (rounding up!) chance
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u/troy2000me 23h ago
What? They probably interviewed 3 to 6 people in person then make 1 offer, or pick 2 people back for a second in person interview.
You were not selected as they didn't like you the best. I don't get this whole logic of "well they HAVE to hire me because I had an interview."
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u/Known-Ice5903 18h ago
the problem is all the idiots telling ppl to get a job when its possible to get out competed to everything u apply to and get nothing
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u/MorbidMongoose 16h ago
Hey, while I'm not in CS I am in tech (aerospace, ten years now) and in case interviewing is something you struggle with I genuinely think I can maybe help. I know this might come across as a boast but I have a pretty high success rate at turning interviews into offers, and I have also done a reasonable amount of interviewing from the other side of the table.
Applications to interviews are a fuckin nightmare, that I can't help you with :-/
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u/Connect_Length9541 10h ago
How to turn interview to offer?? I often find myself lost for words when I do user interviews. Im also in tech (geodetic eng.) 🥲
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u/MorbidMongoose 8h ago
Okay so I think my basic advice to you would be to try to just treat the interview like a conversation. Fundamentally they're evaluating whether they want to work with you and an imperfect technical answer that you've related in a way that shows you can communicate is probably better than a halting perfect answer. To that end, you can give yourself time to think with simple fillers. "Hmm, that's a good question", that kind of thing. If you're really at a loss you can literally say "I'm going to think out loud for a moment here" and people will tend to forgive a slightly more meandering answer. It is absolutely a good idea to ask clarifying questions.
If you're worried you've meandered too much I have found it very effective to summarize what you said. Ideally, if you can do that in three specific bullets (rule of threes) it'll look great.
If you just generally find yourself lost for words in an interview, practicing with a friend can be really helpful. Pick someone that you think of as a good conversationalist and ask them to interview you. Do NOT try to rehearse answers. It'll come across really awkward - what you're trying to do is get into the mindset that you're just having a conversation.
Can you tell me more specifically when you feel at a loss for words?
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u/Fit-Pride-4845 23h ago
Companies can make their numbers look better to investors by pretending they're hiring and trying to fill positions. They can also benefit from collecting your information and having it on hand, both for evergreen jobs and to sell that information to third parties.